Music is a significant part of Amelia’s everyday life. She studied piano as a child and taught piano as an adult. She currently plays the piano almost daily and when the family comes together, Amelia plays and the family sings along.

Amelia loves to sit on the open-air front porch and read while looking at her daughter’s garden. She is quick to point out when something needs watering. Amelia enjoys doing jigsaw puzzles, and as soon as one is completed, the next one comes out. She still chooses Hershey’s chocolate bars for her treats.

Staying active and in her multi-level home until age 92 helped Amelia to remain physically fit. Many years ago, she began a daily afternoon “lie down,” which has also served her very well all these years. She practices what her mother said to her repeatedly, “… everything in moderation.” Her one exception is a carryover from the depression years, and that is a reluctance to throw anything away because she never knows when she might need it.

For Amelia, Sundays are the start of every week, and Sunday is not Sunday unless she goes to church and reads the comics. Although a widow since 1974, Amelia’s immediate family includes two daughters, Janet and Ellen, two sons-in-law, four grandchildren, and two great-granddaughters.

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